It is with profound sorrow that the family of Frances Boshkaykin announces her passing on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Frances was born on Jan. 18, 1958 in Fort Frances to James Blackjack and Rosie Boshkaykin. She lived in Seine River First Nation […]
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Submitted by the Stewardship Youth Rangers Hello again from your local Fort Frances Ogimaa Binesiiyog Stewardship Youth Rangers! We were able to take part in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last month, where we assisted Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Fort Frances district biologist Melissa Mosley to monitor […]
When everything wrapped up over the weekend at Lake Ouachita and Hot Springs, Ark., it could be called one of the hottest, toughest weeks of fishing I’ve ever seen. In the end, Alabama angler Clent Davis rallied from 10th place on the final day with the largest catch of the […]
Dear editor: This is in response to the letter of the editor entitled “Needles an epidemic,” which appeared in the Aug. 1, 2018 edition of the Fort Frances Times. Addiction is a serious issue in Northwestern Ontario. Regional statistics show high rates of hospitalization for substances misuse, emergency department visits […]
Stock car racing action goes Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Emo Speedway, with hot laps at 7 p.m. and the first race at 7:30 (weather permitting). Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors/students, with those aged nine and under being free. The Rainy Lake Conservancy will hold its […]
It’s troubling to see the crescendo of “fake news” chants U.S. President Donald Trump has been directing towards the mainstream media south of the border, to the point of whipping his supporters into a frenzy that leaves journalists actually fearing for their safety, is spilling over into our country. Here […]
One has to wonder how the Rusty Crayfish entered the waters of Rainy Lake. One also has to wonder at how fast the crayfish moved out across the lake. One also must wonder at how the smelt entered Rainy Lake and how it spread across the north basin until it […]
What a great long weekend! I realize we all are looking for a bit of rain and a few places received some I’m hearing. I feel confident it will come–I just hope it doesn’t all come at once next weekend during the Emo Fair. The weather forecast looks sunny for […]
It is so easy to focus on what goes–and is going–wrong in society. With our instant news feed, it is virtually impossible not to be aware of the weakening of democracy. What I tend to forget, when I shudder at the political failings in our own country, is that “progress […]
Delbert Wesley Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, with his family by his side, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born on June 30, 1932 in Box Alder, Ont. to Wesley and Erma (Hughes) Barker. He attended school in Box Alder and then […]
Helen Mudge Heller passed away peacefully on Friday, July 27, 2018 at her home in San Francisco, Calif. following a prolonged battle with cancer. For the past year, she lovingly was cared for by her sisters, Phyllis Callaghan and Virginia Munch, by her cousin, Marion Poutanen, and recently by her […]
Carla Virginia Rae Kelly was a wonderful young woman, daughter, mother, sister, and aunt who is loved, missed, and will be cherished forever. Carla was born on Sept. 13, 1979 in Emo, Ont. to Ronalda Kelly and Bradley DeBungie. Carla is survived by three daughters, Hannah Allan, Nevaeh Kelly, and […]
